Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Piano
Leila Fletcher Piano Course Book 2 is a natural progression from Book 1 with beautiful pieces including familiar tunes. Students are playing hands together in various positions and keys. Students develop transposition skills, technique, memory and strong reading skills.
Features:
- 64 pages
- Ages 5 to 12
- Free audio play-along tracks available for download
- Reading is expanded to include leger line C's above and below the staff
- Easy-to-use visuals
- Large print and staves
- Simple language
- New and familiar repertoire
- Hands together playing
- Topics are expanded to include:
- Simple Time Signatures: 2, 3 and 4 beats per measure
- Note Values: eighth, quarter, dotted quarter; half, dotted half, whole; triplet eighths
- Rests: quarter, half, whole
- Visualization
- Sight Reading
- Phrasing; legato and staccato; portato; two-note slurs
- Tied notes
- Scales, Triads and Keys: A Major; Bb Major; C Major; C Minor; D Major; D Minor; F Major; G Major; Chromatic Scales
- Repeat dots; 1st and 2nd endings
- Accidentals: sharps; flats; naturals
- Hand Crossing; Damper pedal
- Pickups; fermata; accents; leger lines; 8va; dynamic and tempo markings; grace notes
- Memorization
- Transposition
- Progress Pages provide additional study pieces with clear check lists for lesson preparation. Pages are cross-referenced to create effective use of Progress Pages.
- Graduating Certificate
- Pages are cross referenced for compatibility with Leila Fletcher Performance Fun Books 2A and 2B
